Falls Prevention, An Issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine (Volume 35-2)

By Steven Castle MD This issue of Clinics in Geriatric Medicine, Guest Edited by Dr. Steven Castle, is devoted to Falls Prevention. Articles in this important issue include: Key components of exercise programs in community to prevent falls; Potential reasons deaths from falls in older adults have doubled in the past decade; Link between Primary care and community-based balance exercise programs; Role of foot orthoses and shoe insoles at improving mobility and balance; Blood Pressure control and falls risk; Optimizing function and physical activity in hospitalized older adults to prevent functional decline and falls; Delirium as it relates to falls; Virtual sitters; Redesigning a Fall Prevention Program in Acute Care: Building on Evidence; and Nursing Unit Design and Hospital Falls. Product Details Publisher ‏ : ‎ Elsevier; 1st edition (24 May 2019) Language ‏ : ‎ English ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0323678564 ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0323678568